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High cost of medical care in America

The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. The time and money that doctors spend on their medical education is probably one reason for this problem.

A visit to a doctor’s office costs from fifteen to fifty dollars. It is almost impossible for people to pay for the medical care they need. Many people in the Untied States think that doctors are overpaid. Most doctors, however, disagree. They say that they were required（要求）to study medicine for a long time. Tuition（学费）for many years of medical education costs a lot of money. Doctors say that it is necessary for most medical students to borrow money from bank to pay their tuition. Because their money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money must be repaid to the bank, young doctors need to receive a lot of money for their work. So, they charge（收费）people high prices for medical care.

Therefore, it is possible that the high cost of medical care in America is unnecessary. Because high tuition is one cause of high costs. One way to lower costs would be to have medical schools that are free or have low tuition.

  1. The word “tuition” in the passage probably refers to       .

A. tuition in medical school is high        B. studying the courses

C. payment for education                    D. living at school

 2. The reason for the high medical cost told in the passage is that         .

A. tuition in medical school is high

B. the price of medicine is high

C. doctors are overpaid

D. doctors must pay money to the banks

 3. One way to lower the cost of medical care would be         .

A. not to see a doctor

B. to pay doctors less money

C. to let medical students have free or party free medical education

D. to forbid doctors to ask their patients for too much money

 4. The main idea of the article is that        .

A. a visit to a doctor’s office may cost as much as $15 to $50 in the United States

B. the cost of medical care is the main reason for the high costs in the United States

C. medical care in the United States costs a lot of money because doctors want to be rich

D. the high cost of tuition in medical schools is one reason for the high cost of medical care in America

5. The cost of medical care in the United States is very high. What does the writer think about it?

A. He agrees that doctors are overpaid

B. He thinks it is a big problem and suggests a way to settle it.

C. He doesn’t think the medicine should borrow money from banks.

D. He doesn’t think it necessary for the medical students to study for a long time.

【回答】

1C 2A 3C 4D 5B

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